Yogi was a man who lived by the philosophy of “It ain’t over til it’s over”, and while the final curtain has finally fallen for the indomitable catcher-coach-manager, his legacy will be celebrated for as long as Little League players dream of making it to the Majors to play for the New York Yankees.
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He was here accompanying his son Dale Berra, who was about 50 and had been a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates and briefly with the New York Yankees.
Sox closer David Robertson, a Yankees reliever for seven seasons, had hoped to see Berra when the Sox visit Yankee Stadium for a four-game series starting Thursday, but he heard the news late Tuesday night.
His plaque hangs in the Hall of Fame adorned with a wreath. Montclair State University became the home of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center.
I grew up in New Jersey, across the river from New York City, in the 1940s. I don’t remember the exact reason why I stayed, but as I was on my way out, I saw Yogi at his locker and I stopped by to say hello. I picked this quote because it’s got life’s priorities well organized, yet still reminds us how important it is to play, to compete, or even relax and appreciate those who do so very well.
Lifetime, Yogi Berra posted a higher OPS than Bench.
“I don’t think there’s a chance that’ll be matched by anybody”, Posey said on Wednesday. I wish I could thank him one more time. After the Yankees released him in 1965, Berra signed with the Mets as a player-coach. “When I go back inside, I still remember what it looked like then – what rooms there were, where I slept, and all that”, Berra reflected.
Flowers arranged in the figure of an 8 were outside the stadium in a fan memorial, along with candles, drawings and a picture of Berra with Derek Jeter. He revealed to me intimate aspects of his non-baseball life, parts he’d never shared publically before – the relationship he had with his parents, and how he honored and celebrated their memory. “Dad had a great way of relating to everyone”.
Yesterday, the game of baseball lost one of the greatest players in its history, but also one of the great people to ever play the game.
Lindsay Berra noted that Tuesday was Carmen Berra’s birthday. He’s been meeting regularly with the former Yankee catcher for the last year-and-a-half.
Funeral arrangements for Berra are private.
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Berra’s museum announced his death “with a profound sense of loss and heartfelt sorrow”.
